Monday, 10 May 2010
Conference Room XVIII
10:00-10:30
PLENARY I: OPENING
Welcoming remarks by H.E. Ambassador Jean Feyder, President, UNCTAD Trade and Development Board
Introductory remarks by Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
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10:30-13:00
ROUND TABLE
Responding to Global Crises: New Development Paths
Moderator: Mr. Jonathan Lynn, World Trade Correspondent and Chief Correspondent, Reuters News, Geneva
Panel:
Mr. David Nabarro, Special Representative on Food Security and Nutrition, UN High-level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis
Mr. Olivier De Schutter, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, OHCHR, Geneva
Ms. Makhotso Magdeline Sotyu, Chairperson, Parliament of South Africa
Mr. Rehman Sobhan, Chair, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh
Ms. Anne Jellema, International Policy and Campaign Director, ActionAid International, South Africa
Followed by
INTERACTIVE DEBATE
14:00-15:30
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
The Global Economic Crisis and Developing Countries: Impact and Response
Led by Oxfam International
Room XXII
Innovative Financing Mechanisms
(e.g. Special Drawing Rights, New Reserve Systems and Financial Transaction Taxes)
Led by Third World Network and ActionAid International
Room XXIII
Is There Development in Trade Agreements?
A Look at the Doha Development Agenda and Free Trade Agreements
Led by South Centre, Third World Network and 3D-> Trade-Human Rights-Equitable Economy
Room XXVII
Is There a Role for the LDCs in Reshaping Global Economic Governance?
Led by UNCTAD and CUTS International
Room XVIII
15:45-18:00
PLENARY II
Rethinking Global Economic Governance: Towards Trade and Financial Reforms to Support Development
Moderator: Mr. Ram Etwareea, Journalist, Le Temps, Geneva
Introductions by:
Mr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA)
Ms. Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics and Chairperson, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, India
Reactions by:
Mr. Pedro Paez, President, Ecuadorian Technical Commission for a New Regional Financial Architecture and Former Minister of Economic Coordination of Ecuador
Ms. Nuria Molina, Director, European Network on Debt and Development (EURODAD), Belgium
Followed by
INTERACTIVE DEBATE
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Conference Room XVIII
10:00-13:00
PLENARY III
Alternative Development Strategies: Towards More Inclusive and Sustainable Development Paths
Moderator: Ms. Anne Jellema, International Policy and Campaign Director, ActionAid International, South Africa
Introductions by:
Mr. Richard Kozul-Wright, Officer-in-charge, Economic Cooperation and Integration Among Developing Countries Unit, UNCTAD
Mr. Mouhamady Cissokho, President, Réseau des Organisations Paysannes et de Producteurs de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (ROPPA), Senegal
Mr. Biraj Patnaik, Principal Adviser, Office of the Commissioners to the Supreme Court (right to food cases), India
Reactions by:
Mr. Pradeep S Mehta, Secretary-General, CUTS International, India
Followed by
INTERACTIVE DEBATE
14:00-15:30
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Improving Food Security in the Face of Climate Change
Led by CUTS International
Room XXII
To Green or Not to Green: Challenges and Opportunities for Development and Decent Work
Led by International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Room XXIII
Investing in Farmland: Sustainable and People-centered Approaches
Led by 3D-> Trade-Human Rights-Equitable Economy and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Room XXVII
Too Hot to Handle? How to Bridge the Climate Justice and Global Economic Reform Agendas?
Led by UNCTAD and the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS)
Room XVIII
15:45-18:00
PLENARY IV
Closing
Chair: H.E. Ambassador Jean Feyder, President, UNCTAD Trade and Development Board
Special Address:
Ms. Mary Robinson, President, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Summary by:
Mr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, Special Advisor on LDCs, UNCTAD
Final comments from the floor
Concluding remarks:
Mr. Petko Draganov, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD
H.E. Ambassador Jean Feyder, President, UNCTAD Trade and Development Board
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